HIV Testing and Health Care Utilization Behaviors among Men in the United States: A Latent Class Analysis

Emphasis has been placed on HIV testing and health care engagement, but little is known about how testing and engagement intersect, especially for men. We used latent class analysis to explore underlying profiles of U.S. men regarding HIV testing and health care utilization using data from the 2014 National Health Interview Survey. Multinomial regression was used to predict class membership in 4 classes: (a) Low HIV Testing/No Health Care Utilization, (b) Some HIV Testing/Low Health Care Utilization, (c) No HIV Testing/Some Health Care Utilization, and (d) High HIV Testing/High Health Care Utilization.

Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - February 7, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Derek T. Dangerfield, Jaih B. Craddock, Omar J. Bruce, Tamika D. Gilreath Source Type: research